Ahmedabad: A businessman from Gandhinagar was allegedly cheated of Rs 27 lakh after fraudsters posing as angadia operators convinced him to deposit cash at an Ahmedabad office using a fake delivery token.According to an FIR filed with Kalupur police, the complainant, who runs a chemical business in Chhatral, wanted to send Rs 27 lakh to his younger brother in Bengaluru to buy a house. The funds were arranged using family savings, along with loans from relatives and friends.The complainant’s son searched Google for an angadia service that could deliver cash to Bengaluru and found a listing under the name “Om Sai Angadia”. After contacting the number mentioned in the listing, the family was approached through WhatsApp calls by persons identifying themselves as Rahul and Sharma.Police said the callers informed the family that the money could be transferred through an angadia network and directed them to visit an office in Ratanpol. They also gave the family a token number and said the cash would be handed over against that token.On March 6, the complainant and his wife went to an angadia office in Zaveri Chambers at Ratanpol and deposited Rs 27 lakh in cash. The office allegedly accepted the amount and issued a token note. The complainant later shared a photograph of the token with his brother in Bengaluru.However, after discovering that the money had not reached its destination, the complainant contacted those who had facilitated the transaction, but found their phones switched off.The angadia office informed the complainant that the consignment linked to the token had already been delivered in Delhi to a person identified as Ramesh on the instructions of the callers. The complainant has accused Rahul, Sharma and Ramesh of acting together to divert the money and commit fraud. Police have registered a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust and launched an investigation.
